A Dead Forest Index

A Dead Forest Index is a musical project formed by brothers Adam Sherry and Sam Sherry in 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

A Dead Forest Index
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
Years active2008 - current
LabelsDenovali, Pop Noire, Sargent House
Associated actsUnmoor Kiva, Savages
MembersAdam Sherry, Sam Sherry

History

Adam and Sam Sherry are originally from New Zealand, writing and performing as a minimalist two-piece, based between Melbourne and London.

In 2012, A Dead Forest Index released an EP entitled Antique with Denovali Records[2] and in 2013 the duo were invited to support the band Savages on a UK tour.[3] Following on from supporting Savages, having caught the attention of Savages’ singer and Pop Noire label co- founder Jehnny Beth, the duo released the EP Cast of Lines with the label Pop Noire in 2014.[4]

The duo released their debut album In All That Drifts from Summit Down with US label Sargent House in 2016 and were invited to support Chelsea Wolfe on a tour of North America.[5][6]

In 2016, Gemma Thompson, guitarist of the band Savages married Sam Sherry and features on the single Myth Retraced.[7]

In 2017, A Dead Forest Index were invited to collaborate with the Italian dance company Dewey Dell to compose a choral composition inspired by the Sardinian Cantu a tenores.[8] The composition Deriva Traversa was premiered at festivals Danza Urbana in Bologna[8] and Città delle 100 Scale Festival in Matera.[9]

Other projects

In 2015, A Dead Forest Index collaborated with the band Savages when they were invited to write and perform together as an ensemble alongside choreographer/dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome for Doug Aitken’s Station to Station Festival at the Barbican.[10] The performance of the piece In What I’m Seeing: The Sun was recorded live onto vinyl.[11]

In 2018, Adam and Sam Sherry formed the trio Unmoor Kiva with Savages’ guitarist Gemma Thompson.[3]

Members

Adam Sherry - vocals, guitar

Sam Sherry - vocals, percussion

Discography
Year Title Format Label
2012 Antique EP Denovali
2014 Cast of Lines EP Pop Noire
2016 No Paths Single Sargent House
2016 Myth Retraced Single Sargent House
2016 In All That Drifts from Summit Down Album Sargent House

Collaborative albums

In What I'm Seeing; The Sun (2015) (with Savages)

References
  1. "New music to listen to this week: A Dead Forest Index team up with Savages' Gemma Thompson". The Independent. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. "A DEAD FOREST INDEX - ANTIQUE [CD|10'|DIGITAL]". www.denovali.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. "eat your own ears and cool brother present: unmoor kiva". coolbrother. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. Subscribe. "A Dead Forest Index stream 'Cast Of Lines' EP in full". diymag.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. Ruiz, Matthew Ismael. "Flavorwire Premiere: A Dead Forest Index's "In All That Drifts From Summit Down"". Flavorwire. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. Andrew Sacher. "Chelsea Wolfe announces new 7" & tour with A Dead Forest Index (dates, stream)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. Terich, Jeff (2016-04-29). "A Dead Forest Index : In All That Drifts From Summit Down". Treble. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  8. "Deriva Traversa" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  9. "A Matera la sperimentazione di Dewey Dell & A Dead Forest Index - Città delle 100 scale festival". archivio.cittacentoscale.it. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. Subscribe. ""It's very experimental" - Savages detail plans for live performances at London's Barbican". diymag.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  11. "Savages - In What I'm Seeing;The Sun". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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